UK News – Page 609
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NewsLondon Banks on Hanks
European premiere of Disney’s Saving Mr Banks, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, to close the London Film Festival on October 20.
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NewsBBFC reveals kids' download habits
A quarter of children and teenagers download or stream movies from unofficial sources which offer no guidance on age ratings, according to new research.
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NewsFrightFest reveals shorts finalists
Winner to be announced at FrightFest in London later this month.
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NewsTalking Drum brings Flower Girl to UK
Talking Drum Entertainment, which specialises in black film and TV distribution, will release the Nigerian romantic comedy FlowerGirl across UK cinemas in October.
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NewsStephen Graham joins Hyena
This Is England star joined by Elisa Wald Lasowski and Twilight’s MyAnna Buring in rounding out the cast of the London crime thriller.
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NewsJimmy's Hall likely Ken Loach's last feature
EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy’s Hall, which has begun shooting in Ireland, is likely to be Ken Loach’s last narrative feature - but he will continue to direct documentaries.
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NewsVikander circles Kapadia epic
EXCLUSIVE: Alicia Vikander in talks to join period love story Ali and Nino, adapted by Oscar-winner Christopher Hampton.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils titles in competition
Films from Roger Michell and Bertrand Tavernier as well as Jonathan Teplitzky’s The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, among first wave of titles.
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NewsGoyer, Curtis to give lectures
BAFTA and the BFI line-up Dark Knight, Bourne and Four Weddings screenwriters for annual lecture series.
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NewsScott Free signs Universal Music deal
Long-term deal with Ridley Scott’s company will encompass all film and TV projects.
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NewsVisit goes to Joanna Hogg’s Exhibition
EXCLUSIVE: US sales outfit Visit Films has picked up rights to Locarno-bound drama.
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NewsContinental sells Bela to UK
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed an all-rights deal with Tony Taglienti’s 4Digital Media for the vampire-serial killer story.
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News104 Films to deliver Welsh fast-track scheme
104 Films has won the contract to deliver The Accelerator, a training and development programme for Welsh creativetalents.
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NewsUK's Bonafide strikes deal with ZDF
Talking to the Dead-producer Bonafide Films has struck a development deal with German distributor ZDF Enterprises.
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NewsGreenway pacts with ZSS Entertainment
UK-based Greenway Entertainment has struck a deal with ZSS Entertainment in the US to produce 12 films together over the next six years.
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NewsDailymotion secures London riots doc
Dailymotion to exclusively screen alternative take on the London Riots.
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NewsSmurfs 2 lands top UK spot
Sony’s 3D sequel scores $4.9m (£3.2m) debut, including previews, to lead busy field of new releases; Warner Bros’ The Conjuring leads Fri-Sun weekend; eOne’s Now You See Me crosses £10m mark.
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NewsSony to open digital facility at Pinewood
Sony has announced plans to open a Digital Motion Picture Centre (DMPC) at Pinewood Studios.
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NewsBill Edwards, 1929-2013
The former MGM international publicity director died at his home in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jul 31. He was 84.
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NewsOlympic Studios gets cinema convert
The Olympic Studios in Barnes is being converted into a cinema venue with two screens.